SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
with our data at this point would be to retype it and we feel that 
Mr. Dennis would be wasting his time in clerical hackwork. 
Perhaps the solution to this problem is to pull ATF crews off the 
islands for longer periods. Too much time is being wasted in Wash¬ 
ington looking for answers which have been given by field personnel. 
An item about the size of Greater Frigates included inihe same issue 
of the "Droppings" illustrates this. The smaller size of these frigates 
has been commented on several times and it has been noted that a 
smaller band is needed than for the northern birds. However, these 
remarks are ignored until someone catalogs the birds and sends off a 
telegram to collect more frigates. We realize that coordination is 
a difficult task and that it is not possible to get everyone out in the 
field. Nevertheless, the fewer people in Washington unfamilia r 
with field work, the better. 
;fe also feel, since many of the field workers are trained biologists, 
that it would be wiser to allow them to write up their own findings. 
The drop in morale was rather great upon hearing of this project 
and we would like to reiterate that we feel this project can at best 
he incomplete and inadequate, as well as unnecessary. 
Sincerely yours 
F 
Research Cjrrator 
Pacific Project 
U.S. National Museum 
noger tjxapp 
Research Curator 
Pacific Project 
II. 5. National Museum 
